Vehicle-body.



G. B, RADFORD.

VEHCLB BODY= AFPLIGATIUN ULEB bis. 1911.

1,055,794. Patented Mar.11,1913.

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Immunol" G. B. RAD'FORD,

VEHLH BODY.

APPLwAToN HLM.' um. 2. 1911 1,055,794. Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

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GUYB. RADFQRD, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

VEHICLE-BODY.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GUY B. RADFORD, a citizenof the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New Yorkand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Vehicle-Bodies;

and I do hereby declare the following to-be a. full, clear, and lexactdescription of t-he invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to vehicle bodies and more particularly to thoseof. theV touring type and has for an object to provide' means wherebythe operator or driver may getfrom hisseat witlioutannoying the passengers of the car or diicult climbing about the steering wheel and leversadjacent his seat when in normal position.

Another object of my invent-ion is the construction of a body having achamber built -at the rear thereof which chamber is formed under therear seat of said body and having a portion extending slightly beyondthe back thereof.

Fig. 2 is a pl'an view thereof showing the drivers seat moved rearwardlyby dotted lines. through the bodyhas on the line 3 2. Flg. 4 is aperspective view of a 'portion ofthe body showing the driverls seatmoved ,rearwardly and showing the support for one side thereof insect-in. .Fig 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the car showingone of thc doors and one of the lockers.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view through a portion` ot the drivers seatshowing the mounting of the anti-friction rollers. In.automobile bodiesof` the present type it is very inconvenient for the driver to get. fromhis seat as in starting the engine when a passenger occupies the vseatnextto him without disturbing the passenger to quite an extent. Also inthe construction of automobile bodies of the present type no provisionis made for the accessories usually carried by an automobile body.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Fig. is a cross sectionall view- 3 of Fig.`

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

Application filed December 2, 1911. Serial No. 663,533. l'

My invention is toprovide a body having a rearwardly slidable seatforthe driver and .to have the seat so constructed as. to close the openingthrough which the driver may4 pass when the seat is in its forwardposition. I provide a body bearinga resemblance to the clairs ot thepresent type comprising the forwardseat 10, rear seat 11, extra seat 12and the side walls -13 which sidewalls are provided with lthe usualdoors 14. The lower portion "of thesidc walls at the rear of thecar-extends beyond the lback of the rear seat and forms a semi-circularchamber which is provided with the doors 15' and cover 16, wliichchamber extends under the rear seat and is sufficiently large to'receive extra tires or the like. The doors are provided with' racks-1 17and 18 to receive periodicals or the like and lthe rear walls'of theforward seats are provided with cabinets 19. The rear seat 11 isprovided with the arm rests 20 which arm rests are provided with ahinged panel 21 which carries a i miniature electric light bulb 22 whichis e'oneealed when the panel 21 is folded as to form a smooth arm rest.

The drivers seat V23' is arranged to 'slide rearwardlyv sothat the sidewheel thereof which constitutes the' closure for t-he opening 24 in theside of the car may open said passage when said seat is slid to itsrearward limit to permit the driver 'tov pass Athere- The seat is soconstructed that it may slide upon guides 25 carried by the body of thecar or, in other words, one of said guides is secured to the floor ofthe car adjacent to the'sigle wall While theV other is mounted upon astrip 26 carried by thc middie partition 27 in the forward seat. Theframe of the seat is .provided with the antifriction rollers 28 whichare adapted to opv l crate in the guides 25 and I have only shown therollers engaging the guide carried by the partition but the, guidelsecured to theV fioor receives similar rollers carried by the side wallof the seat. above tlxe same. AThe edge of the side wall surrounding theopening 24 is provided with a strap of metal 29 to protect the same andsaidstrap of iron toward the forward end of the body is formed'into abracket 30. The wall of the car in advance of the opening 24 is providedwith a strip 31 the purpose of which is to limit the forward movement ofthe seat.-

I am aware that various modifications may be made Within the scope of myinvention and' Having thus fully described my invention,

1. In a vehicle body, a rigidly secured forward and rear seat, 'sidewalls 'inclosing said seats, one of said alls having a permanentJopening therethrough, a slidable seat between said forward rigidlysecured seat and said opening in the side wall, and saidl seat slidablerearwardly to expose said opening.

2. In a vehicle body, a rigidly secured forward and rear seat, sidewalls inclosing said seats, said side Wallscontinuing beyond the rearseat, to form a chamber, doors in said side walls, racks formed in someof said doors, one of said side walls having a permanent openingtherein, a slidable seat between said forward rigidly secured seat andsaid cured seat and a rearwardly slidable seatwhich is abreast of saidrigidly secured seat in the limit of its forward movement, said sideWall having an opening therein which .opening is closed by said slidableseat in its forward movement, and said slidable seat exposing saidopening to permit a assenger to alight from said car through sai openingin its rearward movement.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUY B. RADFORD. Witnesses:

HUGoMoCK, GEORGE L. THOM.

